Sulzbach (Saar)

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Sulzbach
The canalized Sulzbach in hunting joy

The canalized Sulzbach in hunting joy

Data
Water code DE : 264354
location Germany
River system Rhine
Drain over Saar  → Moselle  → Rhine  → North Sea
source Confluence of the Ruhbach and Moorbach rivers in Sulzbach - Altenwald
Source height approx.  250  m above sea level NHN
muzzle near Saarbrücken coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 29 ″  E 49 ° 14 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 29 ″  E
Mouth height 194  m
Height difference approx. 56 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.3 ‰
length 16.9 km
Catchment area 38.62 km²

The Sulzbach (regionally: the Sulzbach) is a right-hand tributary of the Saar . The Sulzbach flows through Altenwald , Sulzbach , Dudweiler and Jägersfreude before flowing into the Saar in Saarbrücken .

geography

course

The Sulzbach arises from the confluence of the Ruhbach from the left and the Moorbach from the right in the Sulzbach district of Altenwald . It drains the Saar coal forest and follows a partly underground, piped course from Sulzbach. It finally flows into the Saar from the right at an altitude of about 194 m .

Tributaries

Inflows and branches from the source to the mouth with length information in km and catchment area size in km²

Renaturation

In the course of the urbanization in Dudweiler and the associated construction of the Sulzbachtalstraße, large sections of the Sulzbach were channeled and straightened, partly underground, partly open . Old cadastral plans show the former partly meandering course of the brook. The channeling in concrete bowls deprived the water of its connection to nature, which meant that the stream could not experience any natural purification and often carried unpleasant smells with it. In the event of heavy rain, there was no alternative for the water masses, which caused the stream to rise quickly.

The Sulzbach was renatured in several stages. To this end, measures were taken in Dudweiler in 2008. In the community of Sulzbach, the starting shot was given in July 2014 by a grant notification from the Environment Minister Reinhold Jost . The measures were carried out by RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH .

In the course of 2017, the Sulzbach in the area of ​​the Salinenpark (Stadtpark in Sulzbach) was renatured over a length of approx. 1.2 km and made the focus of the park. This serves as an ecological replacement measure for the planned renovation of the nearby Maybach mine dump. This will also mean retention areas are created for flood protection.

During the first section of this renaturation, which was completed on September 20, 2017, among other things, concrete shells and 5000 cubic meters of earth were removed.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b GeoPortal Saarland
  2. ↑ Self-measurement: 15.4 km
  3. ↑ EZG according to the GeoPortal Saarland and the length information according to own measurements
  4. ↑ Some also regard it as the upper reaches of the Sulzbach
  5. ↑ If by some as a tributary of the Sulzbaches viewed
  6. ↑ Thomas Feilen: Back to the natural bed. Saarbrücker Zeitung , July 29, 2014, accessed on December 9, 2019 .
  7. ↑ The Sulzbach is being redesigned to be close to nature, the Salinenpark as a place to stay is being significantly upgraded at: http://landschaftsagenturplus.de , accessed on July 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Something is happening in our region. Why did trees have to disappear here? Saarbrücker Zeitung , April 9, 2018, accessed on November 14, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Patric Cordier: The Sulzbach should meander again. Saarbrücker Zeitung , June 13, 2017, accessed on December 9, 2019 .
  10. ↑ A park changes its face. The Sulzbach conquers its new bed. Saarbrücker Zeitung , September 21, 2017, accessed on November 14, 2019 .